Asthma

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Asthma is one of the most important diseases affecting our society.It is an extremely common condition that reduces quality of life,and acute exacerbations can be life-threatening. It affects adisproportionate number of children. With the overwhelming volumeof research being carried out in this field specialists need amethod of keeping up-to-date with current opinion. As with the other 'Challenges' books, 'Challenges in Asthma' isaimed at hospital specialists and therefore assumes a certain levelof knowledge about the disease. It builds on this by discussingonly areas of controversy and uncertainty in both the basicunderstanding of asthma and its management. An international authorlist will provide stimulating debate with, and ultimately draw someconclusions from, existing data which will benefit readers in theirday-to-day practice.

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Sebastian L. Johnston

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Medical Science Medizin Medizin des Atmungssystems Respiratory Medicine

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There is always the potential for periodic short, succinct, up todate summaries of how advances in asthma basic science can beappied to clinical management. This boook is obviously designed tobeof this genre. I think it may succeed in this regard if thechapters a brief, authoritative and to the point. Dr C J Corrigan, Imperial College, London An absolutely top of the bill list of authors - some young, someestablished, but all highly competent.... I have no doubts at allthat such a distinguished list of authors will produce a text ofthe highest standard which the enthusiast will be delighted toread. Dr Martyn Partridge, Whipps Cross Hospital
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